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LITERAR Y REVIEW. ir he SATIRES of DECIMUS - JUNIUS JUVENALIS, and of AULUS PERSIUS ELACCUS.—Translated into English Verse, by Witt.tAm GirroaD, Esq. With Notes and Il lustrations.—Printed for G. and W. Nicol) Cadell and Davies, and R. H. Svans. The Translation of JuvENAL has been some time- before ti,e. Public. IVe shall therefore say noth'rng, , of that whirl ! has already-received the high' degree of approbation to which its merits so eminently entitle it. Of the appended Iransla tint; it might be 'enough to remark,_that it is wor'- thy of its as•ociate, and that PERSIUS now, AV in JUVENAL belOfe, Mr. GIFFORD, by a deep medi tation of . his Author, seems to have infused the very soul of that Author into himself; it might he enough to say, that readers in general will find each Satire a beautiful Poem in itself ; anti' that classical readers, in particular, will have the additional delight of tracing that happy coinci dence between the original and its tr,inslation— the .difficulty of effecting which in the pres - ent case, they, and they only, will be able to estimate. Nit (pitting generalities, which, however much they. may imFose upon shallow minds, seldom lead to, any detenduate conclusion, we shall Dow proceed to a nt , re particular investigation of its merits : first, however, expressing our regret, that the many other claims upon our space will not pet mit us to enlarge so much upon its heart ties as our very high sense of - them would other wise prompt us to do. The Translation is prefaced by an introdubtory Essay, in-which the Author, after taking a liberal -view of all the preceding- Translations, and ex plaining his motives for adding another to the number, proceeds to tell _us all that is known Of the lite and.education,of Peßsrus, .and by an in genius comparison • 4 Ins biographical facts with the sentiments and hints conveyed in the Satires, he confirms his biography, and throws much light upon pas'sages which had before been, considered as obscure. It is generally the custom to pass - over prefaces and introductions; let "sis caution the reader against this in the present instance ; as he Kill find his relish of the Poems materially heightened by this interesting preparative. The prold g ue; which is a sprightly, though not very consistent prelude to the Smit es, is translated. with all the s,.irit of the original. The first Sa tire will be read with great interest, as it exhibits a literal tianslation of that which Mr. GIFFORD bad before so successfully imitated. The Baviad has lo ng h ern cons id ere d as t h e finest Satire in the English language ; its merits 'indeed were known by its effects, as it gave instantaneous death-blow to the mawkish. bombast of the Della Cruscari school. Yet of the translation of this flist,Satire we cannot say more, and we ought vot,to say less, than. that it slreug Mr. GIFFoaD is equally great both as a literal and imitative translator. The second Satire, *lnch arraigns the folly and impiety of addressing to the Gods prayers which are not even fit for the ears of man, and of considering pure and immortal beings as under the influence of" passions Ike our own, is trans lated with great closeness and - spirit. We 'sub join the final lines which tl:ncribe a Heathen's opinion of what would he the most acceptable sacrifice to hi; God,- and we do it the more because, though there rnay he touch for a Christian to add, theme is little or nothing for lihn to blame : • No—let me bring the Immortals., what the race Of great SlessaLq, now deprav'd and base, On their huge charger, cannot ;—bring a mind, Where legal and where moral sense are join'd With the pure essence ; holy thoughts that dwell In the Soul's most retired and sacred cell; • A bosom dyed in honor's noblest grain, Deep dyed ;—with these lei me approach the fans, And Heaven will hear the humble prayer I make, Though, all my offering be a barley cake. , The third Satire attempts to excite a horror of the vices'and follies of the rich, by a terrible picture.of :heir consequences, contrasted with the beneficial effects of an adherence to the practice and precepts of philosophy. As a fair specimen of the translation of this Sat ire, we shall give his lines on the horrors of remorse : Dread Sire of Gods! Wben bust's envenoned stings Stir the tierce natures of tyrannic Kings; When storms of rage within their boimns And call, in thunder, for thy just control, 0 then relax the bolt, suspend the blow, And thus, and thus alone, thy vengeance show, • In - all her charms, set virtue in their'eye, And let them see their loss, despair, andHdie, Say could the wretch severer tortnrea feel, Clus'd in the brazen bull I could the bright steel, That while the board with regal pump was spread, Gleam'd o'sr the guest suspended by a thread, - Worse pangs inflict, than he endures, who cries, (As on'the rack of conscious guilt he lies In mental agony) " alas ! I fait, Down, down the unfathont'd steep, without recall !" And withers at the heart, - and dares not show busoni wife the secret of his woe! The fourth Satire, which many of our noble and gentle politicians mi ht read to great advan tage, it is hoped, would diminish their overween ing confidence in their own knowledge of the art of government, and their too great relish of rabble applanse. We give them Mr. GIFFORD'S Closing Imes, which each may apply to himself : Then, wretch, in vain the voice of praise ypu,hear, And drink the vulgar shout with greedy ear. Hence with your spurious daims! rejudge your cause, And fling the rabble bach•their vile applause To your own breast in quest of worth repair, And blush to find how poor a stock is there! The fifth Satire is occupied in the expression of the Poet's gratitude to his. Preceptor., CORNUTUS, followed by an exposition of the . stoical maxim, w that no man can be called free who is Tinder the dominion of his pasSions, illustrated in the cases of avarice,. luxury, love, ambition, and soper stition. We could . wish to have given all the very beautiful address to CORNUTUS, had it come within the proper limits ; rather, however, Chau mutilate it by quoting it in part, we shall take in preference tie struggles of an inainoratoi, anxious, but unable, to - tear himself froth his mis t ress: " Yes, I am fixed; to Love a long adieu!_, - Nay, stnile.not, Darts, you will find it true." So, while his nails, gtiawn to the quick, yet bled, The sage CrtmnesranTus, deep musing, said— " Shall f my virtuous ancestry defame, ConsuMe my fortune, and disgrace my name, While, at a harlot's wanton threshold laid, Darkling, I whine my drunlien serenade !" 'fis nobly spolienl . let a hin, he hronght To the twin powers that this deliverance wrought. " But—if I quit her, will she not complain ? Will she not grieve?, good awns - think again." Fond trifler ! you will find her " grief " too late, When the red slipper rattles round your pate, Vindictive of the mad attempt to foil Her potent spell, and all-involving toil. Disniiss'd, you storm and hi - aster: hark ! she call!, And, at the word, your boasted manhood Mark, DAVUS; of her own accord she sues Mark, she iiivites me! can I now refuse ? • Upon the -sixth Satire Mr. GIFFORD seems to have dwelt con amore; at least we Can fancy it displays x higher polish than any of the - preeeding five : slight . coincidences. - act powerfully upon the . PERSIL/ s, when he- Wrote that Satire,' was inhaling the sea breezes at the port of Luna for his health's GIFFoiID; when lie trans lated it, had retired to the isle of Wight for the same purpose ;. and it-is not improbable, that to this circumstance we may owe the translation of PERSIUS—if so, provided Mr. GIFFORD be now well; we could almost rejoice that he was +once ill. Having thus taken vs rapid glance at the whole translation, we shall oily add, that if it have a fault, it is, in_our opinion, that of diffusive ness. It never fails to convey the - foll meaning of the Author, but perhaps in some cases it might have done it in. fewer words. It is rare that ideas are introduced 'which are not to be found in the original—and-when they are, they always add to . the beauty of the passage: I'ERSIUs is often oh mic!, Mr. GIFFORD is always-.-clear ; and hence :slime caustic critic may . ' take it into.his head to say that Mr. GIFFO-RD has not given good like ness of Peasufs,—if any one should so say, we beg leave to, teMind him of what Mr. - AnDISON said of Milton's Paradise Lost, when its title to class with heroic Poems was disputed, " if it be nit an heroic Poem," said he, " at least it is a Divine on e— so we would say of Mr. GIFFORD'S Traw la " If it be not PEnstus himself, it is Peasttis Improved." . LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, MAY 27. , OPERA HOUSE.-.WATERS AND TAYLOR. 'This was a- Bill of Excep'tons taken by Mr. Taylor to various parts df the Master's Report.— The first exception related to a claim of. Mr. Harris. the Patentee of Covent Garden Theatre, for 5000/., or an annuity et 2501. in considera tion of his baying vested with the trustees of the Opera House a certain patent, called Killegrew's Dormant Patent, whereby those trustees were se cored against any loss or danger which they might incur in the event of a rival Theatre or Opera House being opened under the authority of the said patent; It was; by Mr. Taylor, objected to that claim,• that the conditions of the agreement het %veen Mr. Harris and the trustees for the Opera House, had never been duly . executed on the part tl►e: lot mer—the full right and , property in Killegrew's patent in fact not belonging to Mr. Harris, who owned only a certain liortion of the property, namely, 46 sixtieths, while the remain ing_l4'sixtieths belonged to Mr. Martindale, in tight of his wife, the daughter of Mr. Powell, formerly one of the proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre., deceased. It was argued on the other side, that though the performance of the contract by Mr. Harris had not been in strict conformity .to legal forms, it was virtually and substantially fulfilled, and no complaint or apprehension to the contrary had ever since, till now, been expressed by Mr. Taylor, who had been himself a party to the agreement by which the patent of Killegre%v had been transferred- by Mr. Harris to the Drury_ Lane Company conjointly with the trustees of the Opera House. The VICE-CHANCELLOR observed, that the Re port of the Master was very unsatisfactory in re latiOn to the facts that had been disclosed, for no . - thing'could be more clear than that the terms of the contract had not been legally fulfilled by Mr. H., and the silence or acquiescence of Mr. Taylor did by no means alter or unsettle that fact. He should, therefore, refer that point to the Master for re-consideration, with liberty for the pro duction of any fresh evideneer hat might be neces sary. The second exception related to an annuity of two hundred pounds, with which the Opera► House estate had been charged' in behalf of Ito• bert Bray O'Reilly, 'Esq. a claimant, who was said to have died in Pai.is, and which annuity had long been enjoyed by Honoria O'Reilly, the ad wini&tratigig sister of the late annuitant, though strong doubts were said to exist as to the time of Mr. O'Reilly's death, which had no.anthentie ve rification, but rested only on tire vague testimony or statement, not op) - oath, of two persons in France, who said no more, or could say no more, than that a person named O'Reilly, and from Ire land, had died there at the time mentioned, and at the place described. The VIOE-CHANCELLOR was of opinion, that though the _testimony as to the death of Mr. O'Reilly was not conformable to the legal forms in this country, yet if it was sanctioned by the Government of the country in which _it took place, it was admissible presumptive evidence; and, in deed, it Was not verplissimilar to the parochial practice in this country. His Honour directed that the exception should go to the Alaster, who would institute an inquiry as to what the consi deration was that had been paid by Mr. Waters ;‘, and.further, that Mr. Waters should be examined on the occasion. The third exception related to an implied ob ligation nti the pint of Mr. Taylor, to make,good ati engagement -velticb had been entered into by (he late Mr. (look!, ,to pay a considerable sum of 'nu.. QUEEN. - The followitq iitilletiq.was.issned this morning respecting Her MAJESTY'S Health : , " Ruce'n's Palace, May 29, 181£3, " The QUEEN continues better._ " FRANCIS NIILNIAN, " HENRY HALFORD." We received this , morning the Paris Papers of Monday last. They contain long detail's of the ceremonies of the soleinnity of the e Dieu on the preceding day.,—The following are Extracts - : " Pains, • MAY 25.—We learn front Boorges, and also from Clermont, that the proceedings of the Missionaries have had the happiest effects. " The departure of the Duchess d'Angouleme for Vichy is fixed for the Ist of June. " Vistcria,, MAY I4.—The Count tie Wrbna, who has arrived here fiom Rio Janeiro, was not only completely plundered ,by the Pirates, but escapefl with his life withn:ncli difficulty, he • - having been tiit-eatetied to be pit to death with all the Crew. All the dispatches we re thr ic o, into the sea, and- all -the valuable st° o ot amongst which Were presents to a great 6nc for the Imperial Comit. - the c‘ HANIBURGO, :IX—Letters -,froul btt 4 e n .No 4 state, that -ti k appointed the Count rle Sandell Viceroy th l o t way, ia the room of Field Marshal the Colin Aioerner, who has requested to be recalle d ' of LAUSANI4E, MAY 19.—1 n, consequeneeto the falling of a considerable 1) 46 " : f t ie vast 6lacitr of thedroz, the to'ur'se of .1 river Dratice has been completely Pb stl l , ll • c o and the water has formed a lake whic h "- 1 01, 1 4 th ltist. was 7,200 feet ift length, 360 l" 6rea - ( iof and 180 in depth. This lake is daily l'l cre , B e s e c: magnittute, and it threatens all the a ( l l3 b - e , country with destruction. Pi ecantion — s adopted in drdet-, as far as possible, to 011% impending calaniity. 1 9" u eV ° " FRANKFORT, MAY 18.—The reigning' liesi of Saxe Ildill)nrghatisen (sister of th e P'' t , e rg of Comberland) Pi incess by birth of 111ecljelii.0 Strelitz, died at. Ilildburghausen, 0 0 the inst., aged 48. " BERLIN, MAY G.—The Count de W' l.- o 0 14 Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal, lo s ? r r set for Vienna, after having- had several co"'e.re„'ll,•' t+ with the Prince de Hardenberg, and als o '' 'i b i -: s te King. His Mission related to the Mili ta l - oe r blishrnent of tbe Germanic Confederatio n, rfs t o ing which the Courts of Vienna and Ber" ‘c°'. vote in unison at the Diet." • , . r i;; l7 Let the factious Croaker s and frothy P e ' ) O i against c-overnment read the account of "11:t e v Ih said last night i;t the Hous eo f Conun if ol' s CHANCELLOR cf . the EXCIIII.QUEF, t o l4 (M ir _they are not dead to shame-, 'cease tr) -complaints akainst as provident an t1 0;11.' : 1 ;1. 1. Lion, altogether, as this Country ever"l w°e' s te i The Honourable Gentleman not ,0 111 Y ree l ts' the gratifying assurance which we tneilc i ' l'-p d ii t s/ ter day, as to the non-intention to-raise a I ) °°° , :1 0 year, thougit - in case of contingen c ies, b e not pledge himself, but added,.that the g e' ;of was now in so prosperous a state t h at it vn o s l!l' proving every week to the amount of 1 0 °' °° t he ir Let the Elective body look to this, ant i g ive support to those who have, suppottea uptight; and prudent Adt»inistration. COf..IRT OF KING's BENCH, MAY g 3 ' JUDGM E NT. , ARTHUR THISTLE W OOD was this CP; r pforjoidgment, in conseque n ce of h avi ' L ' O cct ge l challenge to Lord SIDIMOUTFI,Of Il e , r tY ton rid guilty. The Court sentenced him t° 61 ,3 Months' Imprisonment in flor s hant Gao l ' t j , o l7 e , ' Securities for his good b e h av io u r for ot lie rl l i riniselt in three hundred pound 3, and V+.° in one H undred each. --npeii.--_ t kiltollo TIM PRINCE REGENT'd COURT.---"V eS-e i 1)(' - 1 (1 PRINCE REGENT held a Court at Coltt:;1:ets.;01 f • %which was attended by the Cabinet Min" boP`l. t l Great Officers of State • the Recorder d, was introduced to n►ake aRe mrt In,' c+►P il l ' cOnvicts. The Regent then hel i d a Prryt i -`151 ; , ,, atter which Captain M. Maxwell, It ' . t t r t e ce. , traduced, upon lii return from India, , A ' t►c e ed the honour• of Knighthood. The er it : c o s , se i , :i gave audiences to the Landgtave of Ile' s ' ,1 the Dukes of Clarence and ' l t l ", ( we'; count Sidmout h.—Just er the Coot I )`;'' - I o ° , the Doke and Duchess of Cambridge visit to the Regent ; they were most r'h, received by his it , ,ydi Higligess • the 11 1 , 11 0 1 Duchess continued thei► visit about lts l f 3 3 I gle e , DR. jRNNRR.—Ir i$ with no `'`` t o t , ' 1 pleasure, a pleasure in which e vet;fr iell' i l leg, inanity must participate, w e i n t„ t „, Or '0 • that the Dr. .11.ENNb.a, who was‘derendgit,r,' 1 1 0 11 law ease stated in our Paper of 11 0 ""'`,' v ery rtkt he Dr. JENNER who, by his diSC-etor VACCINATION, has been so great a beoel,4 mankind in the present and all foture eile:baPt Ch; istiou tiatne of the litter is Edward' td mat distinction of the other is Henry , „t _ r 'Duchess of CUllnift LAND reCeiC" R ;(l O The; fro m yesterday fro the rttl'S' c 0 135 the 01 CAZIIE.EIIiGE,,;jIe LAll(lgruce of CASSEL, and several of the NobtlitY• fie f MARIZIAG'E IN LIFE: h v es ter( 43 ; by l', ;loon w:ere married by s lieeli ce %4 wo e' r,ishop of LONDON, at the spacial tre l : of LANSDOO. NE's 11011S s V il) Count LII/CI, to AIiSS fr ;VIAntA (311:1'•Asp's ". ships fourth daughter.; Tia , Bri d e so)! s r . i f" away by the Marquis of A NGLESSA, " 5 P iti ld Irk Royal lli - gliness the Dike of Cti„ l4 rl ' l ; j ' The Bride. Maids wet•t': Lady JANE . 1- A - il o liss M. SHERIDAN. Atnng t" ersooßges present at the Cet< moils/ ` ce , 1 ;() Earl of Lauderdale, the Earl tit W est" }i.l' 111.1 the Earl of kVinchelsea, the C001i 1e , 59 ; .1 1 bane, Miss Finch, and Mr and 191 . 6 , happy couple, after par o takin 'with il' e ; of an collation, elegant - set o ff on 3 " fOffishire. • Pay M lIARVEST COMENCED.- - " V i r ; : 1 10 . 4411 / 1 6 landlord of the II:dt-Nloon Inn,' al Cult, on 1 bursday last, a itie,illow of Si% ,crop which is estimated to be froul, a ?e st e ' l halt to t‘Ao tons p e r acre ; ;mi l s l i otrl"'•, l , A l el' -' ,l l titer bold fine a few j• , •It 1, ye ( aye, be ow a t . rick of bay of extraoptioar) .ittality .jo " at 1144 early period, • 114 ? t tL e "' . 1 ,„ 1 ttid I isit Honig 'to Mr. De Hayes,- a hiked and eminent performer. This exception was like Wise ordered by his Honour to be returned to the Master for re-con sideratioir, but without prejodice'to . ady of the parties. The Court Wai occupied during the greater part of the day on this cause, and the consideration of the other exceptions was posfponed to the next :lay of petitions. BOARD OF EXCISE, MAY 27. SELLING GROUND BEANS AND PEAS FOR COFFEE. REX V. SAMUEL HALLET. The defendant Hallet, grocer and dealci• in tea and (*Wee, residing in New Compton -street, St. Giles's-inthe- fields, was charged with having seven pounds of the imitatio❑ of coffee in his pos session, &c. Charles Henry Lord,• an Officer of the Excise, being sworn, stated, tliat he and Spencer, an 01ii , cer, went on the 28th of Feb. last to the shop of the-defendant, and asked for an "ounce of coffee, at three h4lf-pence per ounce. He received the s tme, and havii , g paid for it left the shop.— He examined the:same at a house near where the defendant- lived, .and found it ' was part coffee and part • the imitation coffee, or what the defendant called vegetable im vder, which 13 nothing snore nor less than burnt beans and peas ground in a mill. He went 'back to the de fendant's shop, and asked him to show him some 2s. coffee, not ground, which, upon examination, 'he found gennine. He the.. told the defendant that he suspected that he commonly dealt in adulterated coffee, and asked him if he had any of the vegetable powder in his house : he replied ; that he had a small quantity, and took a canister from a shell, which contain - ed'6 and 4.1 halt pounds of the vegetable powder. He (witness) then searched the place, and found some other coffee . mixed with the vegetable powder, which was in a slate apparently prepared for sale. Spencer, an officer of the Excise, corroborated the above evidence. The 61b. awl a half- were a mixture of beans and coffee, and the quarter of a l! 7 eras the same kind of stuff ground and ready for sale.. • . The defendant said, that .he did nOt 'know he was acting contrary to. the Excise Laws'by keep ing vegetable powder'; iii his possession ; that he was obliged to sell the same at a low price, ur he should lose his ett•tom. A Commissioner stated., that he could not be ignorant that he was acting illegally ; that by sell ing such abominable stuff, he ‘vis injuring the health of the' public ; and .the Board of Excise was determined to punish those found- dealing in the illicit:manner described, with the utmost se verity. The defendant was convicted in the penalty of 501. . . REX V. HODGSoN. The . 4lfendant, Chalks HodgFon, rrsiditig at Windsor-terrace, City-road, was charged with selling tea without alicense. The witnesses, Lotd and Spencer, stated that they had seized a (ran- City of tea at defendant's house, having . pre - eionsly purchased one pound of him, which they paid 7-s. for. They leatned that. be was in . the habit of selling tea, and he had no license. On account of the defendant having a large fa mily, and promising to take otit:a license, he il'd6 Convicted in the - mitigated penally of 101. NEXT.THURSDAY, L. i v ooo PER. MINI.TTE. /..40,n03, L. 23,000, OR L 22,000, FOR SIXTH-DRAWN PRIZE ABOVE L.l,noa. THREE OF L. 20,000-107 CApt- TALS,IN THIS LOTTERY. THEATRICAL REGISTER.. Performed Last Night. • THEATRE ROYAL, DRUIIT-LANE.—The Iron Chest: Sir Ed ' ward Mortimer, Mr. Kean; Helen, Mis Knight. After which, Amoroso. TO which was added, The Slcepi k ig Draught. TH EATH E RoYA COVENT-GA OPEN.—The Jealous Wife: Mr. Oakley, Mr. Young ;. Arm Oakley; Miss O'Neill. After which (first time), The Castle of Pa.luzzi. Fur PARLIAMENTARY PtioCEEDINGS, seethe Last Page. AILS. 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